I think in the very beginning, as I was telling you, I had this impression that what am I doing here? This is not what really matters. And obviously I don't stand by that statement. It was just like my immediate response to arriving in a totally different reality from where I was. You know, you've gone from one high pressure situation to a very different kind of high pressure situation. How have you dealt with that? So I guess I went through different stages. But I think it really helps to be older when you go back to school because you're much better equipped to put it into perspective than when you're an undergrad student.
#450: On the First Friday of each month, we roll out a bonus episode that’s totally different from what we usually produce.
These bonus episodes are special, unique, and – we hope – round out a fuller, more multifaceted picture of what we think about.
Today, I’m introducing you to a business and economics correspondent from Moscow who I’m honored to call a close friend. Her name is Andrea Palasciano. She’s covered business stories from Paris, Marseilles, Rome and Moscow. She’s fluent in Italian, German, Spanish, French, English and Russian. She’s covered stories ranging from diamond mining in Siberia to sleep deprivation.
She’s close friends with Evan Gershkovich, the 31-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter who’s currently in a Russian prison. Today is his 100th day behind bars.
Andrea and I were both Knight-Bagehot Fellows and bonded during our year of immersing ourselves into deeply understanding how to tell better stories about business and economics. She joins me in this special episode to talk about the stories she’s covered, the sabbatical experience, and why it’s critical to understand how a bond works (!!).
Enjoy!
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